Post by Rhian Sugden on Apr 13, 2014 13:44:37 GMT -5
Congratulations on making it to the finals! You did what the rest of us couldn't and that's reach the seats where you are now, vying for votes. It's genuinely a big accomplishment to outlast as many people as you have this season, so the decision shouldn't be taken lightly. My vote is very much up in the air, but it's no secret I'm a little hurt by what one of you did, and I'll address that.
Dominic, I'll start with you. To come into this game and have as many people lock their crosshairs onto you, myself included, just to see you here at the end of the season, is phenomenal. You deserve credit for that. Despite not being an entity on AIM, you played socially through PMs which isn't always a respected way of playing the game, however, as someone who communicated with you often through PMs, I can definitely vouch for you in terms of being social enough to reply with thorough details. You made deals, you discussed the ongoings in the game; you made alliances with all the right people, and these people, told you things that kept you informed. You had me, Estelle, Talla, etc. all feeding you, to sustain you, and you clearly thrived because you're here.
Your competition victories are impressive aswell. As a fellow physical competitor, I can definitely respect the fact that at times you were on the chopping block, you stepped up and gave it your all in order to win the Power of Veto to save yourself. That shouldn't be overlooked. I feel that you played a solid, overall game, however, honestly, a little weak in the social department as some of the people here on the Jury never had much of a conversation with you. It's hurting you. Now, I really only have one request from you, and that is to highlight three or four moves that you had a hand in, that changed the game, helped you advance, or aided you in getting to this point. Please go into detail.
Estelle, um. One half of me is excited that you're sitting here because I consider you a friend, but the other half is still upset with the way you handled my eviction. This is how I feel: from the beginning of the game, you were one of the people I wanted to go deep into this game with. I made that much known. I was excited that we were both going to be knowingly playing a game with one another. It was the first time. We became Andrew's Angels. When GM left, you were without a doubt the person I felt I could trust the most in the game. We were on the same side, and in my eyes, we had the same opposition. We were both burned by the same people. I showed you loyalty every single round and some of these other individuals wavered, they went against what you wanted, they didn't have your back as much as I believe I did. I was always with you.
For you to believe the garbage that came out of Talla's mouth is absolutely ridiculous. This is the reason you gave me when you first mentioned *possibly* booting me. The fact that I supposedly told Talla that you were a social threat and needed to be nominated/go home, etc. I never said that. I never told Talla you were a social threat in this game the week she won Head of Household. You were hardly even mentioned in my comments. To me, for you to believe her, someone who was never always on your side, as opposed to me .. was insulting. Out of anyone left in the game, I felt that you'd have my back instead of doing what Talla wanted of all people. It disgusts me because I genuinely couldn't stand Talla based on the shit that came out of her mouth in this game. I can't respect her. I've never had to hold my tongue so much when talking to someone. From the grotesque comments, to the transparent lies, to the wanting advice in hooking up with men, full knowing that her live-in girlfriend's relative was here, and able to see that, is just revolting. Disrespectful. I feel like you didn't side with someone who always showed you loyalty, and chose the epitome of someone who sets back the LGBT rights movement countless years.
Even after doing all this, you told me that you'd talk to Dominic, you'd try and get Dixie to go, that you could see what you could do for me to stay. I responded back to you after that, but from then on until eviction, I never heard a single word from you. I had to wait for my goodbye messages to get your words. But that's fine. I knew I was going. Dominic told me. I respect Dominic heaps more right now, for basically laying out the truth to me. He told me I was a threat. I was standing in the way. He didn't believe I was going to throw my game away at the F4. He went into every reason as to why I needed to go to increase his chances. You? Someone that was my friend, you gave me false hope and gave me a bunch of fluff. I feel like I deserved more than that. I don't have any questions for you, but I'd appreciate a response, anything. I'm more hurt than mad, more disappointed than angry. Feedback is encouraged.
Best of luck to both of you during the process and may the best winner, win.
). As well, I didn't push too hard for certain people to stay/go each week, but rather, let others do the talking, while I kind of sat back and watched, making my decision at the end. Yes, I really wanted Andrew to stay, and he was the one I was most adamant about keeping, but even then, I tried to make sure I wasn't one of the main voices, as not to draw attention to me. While this could be viewed as floating, I think this is EXACTLY what I needed to do to help keep my target from growing, and perhaps shrinking it a bit as other people's targets grew. 